Winning The Cold & Flu Battle

Fun fact: 80% of your immune system is housed in the lining of your digestive tract. The remaining 20% is circulating in the blood stream. This means that the long- term ticket to strong immunity is great digestive function. It is primarily the bacteria in the gut that communicate with the immune cells in the blood to control immune function.

If you suffer from chronic constipation, food allergies or intolerance, experience gas or bloating, if you are stressed or take NSAIDs like Advil, it can degrade digestive bacteria and leave you with a weakened immune system. You will be prone to get every bug that comes around!

Here are some antioxidants you can take to give yourself a boost to help reduce the oxidative stress and strengthen your immune system:

Vitamin E, C, A, D

Selenium

Zinc

Probiotics

Best food to incorporate:

Avocado

Berries

Greens – eat a variety of colorful vegetables!

Eggs

Nuts and seeds

Cod liver oil (source of Vit A, D and fatty acids)

Kefir (you can use this in a shake!)

Lastly, stay away from sugar! Sugar feeds pathogenic bacteria in the gut – so sugar and processed carbohydrates are not your friends this winter.

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